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3232Hear urban planner and anti-nuclear activist Torgen Johnson present information regarding the stranded nuclear waste situation at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station located at the northern end of San Diego County. Torgen discusses with co=host Carry Kim the inherent dangers and risks to the public and surrounding communities, the involvement of Congressman Mike Levin’s task force, and what the public can do to reduce those risks. <br />
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Additionally, learn about potential impacts to indigenous communities in New Mexico that could be imposed by the Holtec International C.I.S. waste plan. The nuclear waste issue at San Onofre presents the largest and most complex decommissioning of a nuclear power plant in the U.S. and will undoubtedly set a precedent of how we do or do not prioritize the public's safety regarding the containment and location of the waste on a national level.<br />
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More info: https://sanonofresafety.org/<br />
Sign This Petition: https://www.change.org/p/san-onofre-nuclear-waste-recall-defective-storage-system<br />
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Torgen Johnson holds a professional degree in Architecture from the University of Southern California, and two Masters degrees in Urban Design and large Landscape Planning from Harvard University. He is the founder of Johnson Design in Solana Beach and formerly Paradigm Design in the U.S. Virgin Islands, both of which are multi-disciplinary design firms with services in urban design, urban planning, community-based planning, landscape design, and architecture. More recently Mr. Johnson has become involved in energy issues related to nuclear power in California, with outreach to Japan and the Northeastern U.S. He resides in Solana Beach with his wife and their four children.<br />
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Interview by Carry Kim<br />
Hosted by Jessica Aldridge <br />
Engineer: Blake Lampkin<br />
Executive Producer: Jack Eidt<br />
Show Created by Mark and JP Morris<br />
Music: Javier Kadry<br />
Episode 56SoCal 350 Climate Action MediaSoCal 350 Climate Action Mediasocalclimateaction@gmail.comsocalclimateaction@gmail.com (SoCal 350 Climate Action Media)All rights reservedEcoJustice Radio is a weekly broadcast produced b…WilderUtopia.comhttps://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-000552140268-hmvht3-original.jpghttps://www.wilderutopia.com
An Environmental Advocate’s Response to ‘Planet of the Humans’https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/an-environmental-advocates-response-to-planet-of-the-humans/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/an-environmental-advocates-response-to-planet-of-the-humans/#respondThu, 14 May 2020 20:04:24 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/?p=13229https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/an-environmental-advocates-response-to-planet-of-the-humans/feed/0Green Banking: Toward A Regenerative Economyhttps://www.wilderutopia.com/sustainability/green-banking-toward-a-regenerative-economy/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/sustainability/green-banking-toward-a-regenerative-economy/#respondFri, 08 May 2020 08:55:28 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/uncategorized/green-banking-toward-a-regenerative-economy/https://www.wilderutopia.com/sustainability/green-banking-toward-a-regenerative-economy/feed/0Now is the time to invest in a regenerative econo…Now is the time to invest in a regenerative economy that supports climate finance at scale. Our banking and investment practices can proactively regenerate the planet and foster a clean, green economy that is both socially conscious and sustainable. <br />
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EcoJustice Radio discusses the rise of regenerative economy and green banking with Tom Duncan, CEO & Founder of Earthbanc, the world's first green digital banking platform [https://earthbanc.io/] that pays its customers to restore and conserve ecosystems, and sequester carbon. Our host, Carry Kim does the interview.<br />
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Interview by Carry Kim<br />
Hosted by Jessica Aldridge <br />
Engineer: Blake Lampkin<br />
Executive Producer: Jack Eidt<br />
Show Created by Mark and JP Morris<br />
Music: Javier Kadry<br />
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Image: pakissan.comSoCal 350 Climate Action Media57:25THE BOTTLE SCAM: Land, Water, and Indigenous Rights – Plastic Plague Pt. 5https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/the-bottle-scam-land-water-and-indigenous-rights-plastic-plague-pt-5/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/the-bottle-scam-land-water-and-indigenous-rights-plastic-plague-pt-5/#commentsFri, 01 May 2020 21:58:28 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/the-bottle-scam-land-water-and-indigenous-rights-plastic-plague-pt-5/feed/2Plastic Plague Series: PART 5 (of 7) THE BOTTLE S…Plastic Plague Series: PART 5 (of 7) THE BOTTLE SCAM - we connect the dots between the Water Bottle Scam and the fight for Land, Water, and Indigenous Rights. <br />
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Our guests include Stiv Wilson, Co-Director of @peakplastic and Creator and Producer of the film, The Story of Plastic [https://www.storyofplastic.org/] and Raven Stevens, Board Member of W.A.T.E.R. (We Advocate Thorough Environmental Review) [http://cawater.net/]<br />
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The chain of environmental and social impacts is an embedded cost of bottled water, a resource that is supposed to give us life, but now arguably the process to extract, make, ship, store, and dispose seems to take from it. <br />
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Clean, reliable, and free water should be available to all. Companies want us to fear our tap water and sell us “solutions,” increasing our dependency on bottled water by providing something that was once free, but now costs us $2k times more. That isn’t a surprise when Pepsi has been quoted saying, “the biggest enemy is tap water.” <br />
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With a ½ billion bottles used and disposed of every week in the United States, while land and water resources are stolen and polluted it is time to close the tap on the Bottle Scam. The solution isn’t as easy as switching over to a reusable water bottle. <br />
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Stiv Wilson, is an award winning activist, filmmaker, and educator working at the nexus of marine conservation, plastic pollution, petrochemical production and human rights. After completing 35,000 nautical miles sailing the world to study marine plastic pollution, Stiv co-authored the first ever global estimate of the abundance of plastics in all of the major five oceans in the peer reviewed journal, PLOS ONE. Stiv is the Co-founder of Break Free from Plastic [https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/] and Creator and Producer of the film, The Story of Plastic.<br />
Website: https://www.storyofplastic.org/<br />
Twitter https://twitter.com/AgentStiv<br />
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peakplastic/<br />
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Raven Stevens is a Water Protector and Community Advocate, living in Mt. Shasta, California. She is working with W.A.T.E.R. (We Advocate Thorough Environmental Review) and the local community to stop industrial water extraction in and around Mt. Shasta. Raven Stevens is a spokesperson for the Gateway Neighborhood Association and representing W.A.T.E.R. for this interview. She plans to keep up the fight to prevent Crystal Geyser from harming the mountain and all life downstream. <br />
Website: http://cawater.net/<br />
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtshastawater/<br />
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Raven does not speak for the Winnemem Wintu Tribe. They are a sovereign nation and speak for themselves. They can be reached at: https://www.winnememwintu.us/ for further information.<br />
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Hosted by Jessica Aldridge from SoCal 350 and Adventures in Waste [http://adventuresinwaste.com/]<br />
Engineer: Blake Lampkin<br />
Executive Producer: Jack Eidt<br />
Producer: Georgia Tunioli<br />
Show Created by Mark and JP Morris<br />
Music: Javier Kadry<br />
Episode 62<br />
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Photo Credit: Cuyahoga RecyclesSoCal 350 Climate Action Media59:54THROWAWAY SOCIETY: Economics & Inequity of (Plastic) Consumption – Plastic Plague Pt 4https://www.wilderutopia.com/international/earth/throwaway-society-economics-inequity-of-plastic-consumption-plastic-plague-pt-4/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/international/earth/throwaway-society-economics-inequity-of-plastic-consumption-plastic-plague-pt-4/#commentsThu, 16 Apr 2020 17:44:03 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/international/earth/throwaway-society-economics-inequity-of-plastic-consumption-plastic-plague-pt-4/feed/3This is PART FOUR of a special seven-part series,…This is PART FOUR of a special seven-part series, called, “The Plastic Plague: Connecting the Dots between Extraction, Inequity, and Pollution.”<br />
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Plastic Plague Series: PART 4 (of 7) THROWAWAY SOCIETY – we investigate the economics & inequity of plastic consumption once thrown away. Does plastic truly get recycled and what is the burden of other countries? More than 300 million tons of new plastic is produced annually and less than 10% is recycled. 40% of the plastic produced is for packaging. China was the recycling destination for over 40% of the USA’s waste commodities. When they shuttered their doors to recycling imports, new opportunities popped up in other countries, but with it came the same issues of contamination, excess waste, and a dumping ground for the consequences of a “throwaway society.” <br />
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Our guests include Shibu Nair, India Coordinator for GAIA - Asia Pacific and Michael Doshi, Director of Partnerships for Algalita Marine Research & Education. <br />
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Shibu K. Nair is an environmental activist from South India with 20 years of experience in environmental education, conservation, movements, policy and advocacy campaigns. He is a former Saathi Fellow of Association of India’s Development and Bay area chapter and Zero Waste Fellow of GAIA and Ecology Centre in Berkeley, CA.<br />
http://www.no-burn.org<br />
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Michael Doshi is Algalita's Director of Partnerships, spearheading strategic partnership collaborations, engaging like-minded organizations working on innovative solutions to participate in educating youth through Algalita’s leadership programs. Doshi travels the world conducting waste investigations to experience where our plastic ends up in the environment and how it impacts humans.<br />
https://algalita.org/<br />
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Hosted by Jessica Aldridge from SoCal 350 and Adventures in Waste<br />
Engineer: Blake Lampkin<br />
Executive Producer: Jack Eidt<br />
Producer: Georgia Tunioli<br />
Show Created by Mark and JP Morris<br />
Music: Javier Kadry<br />
Episode 61<br />
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Photo Credit: Shibu NairSoCal 350 Climate Action Media55:26The BirdHouse: Reconnecting People & Place through Arts & Ecologyhttps://www.wilderutopia.com/sustainability/the-birdhouse-reconnecting-people-place-through-arts-ecology/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/sustainability/the-birdhouse-reconnecting-people-place-through-arts-ecology/#respondThu, 09 Apr 2020 06:56:01 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/sustainability/the-birdhouse-reconnecting-people-place-through-arts-ecology/feed/0On this episode, we visit with the members of an …On this episode, we visit with the members of an inspiring community garden and culture-space called The BirdHouse, in Hollywood, CA.<br />
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Creating the conditions to reconnect people and place, The BirdHouse serves as a hub of exchange for those attracted to caring for the land and community through arts and ecology. Its purpose is to engage members in finding creative solutions through permaculture, systems thinking, medicinal plants, art, singing, science and storytelling. The BirdHouse envisions a lush and vibrant urban landscape where people are cooperating with nature to attain health and well-being born of genuine concern for each other and the environment.<br />
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John Allen, with his wife Bella co-founded the BirdHouse. It is their intention to attract agents of change to address the question, “What will it take to live a life that the planet earth now demands?” John has extensive experience working as a musician, filmmaker, editor, and director.<br />
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Cameron Miller is Site & Projects Manager for the BirdHouse. He grew up in the industrial Midwest and went to university in Massachusetts, before landing in Los Angeles, working as an actor and writer. After years of work in Hollywood, Cameron answered to a different call and turned his focus to permaculture, landscape design, community building, and food systems, through his work at The BirdHouse and beyond.<br />
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Website: https://atthebirdhouse.org/<br />
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/atthebirdhouse/<br />
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atthebirdhouse/<br />
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Interview by Carry Kim<br />
Hosted by Jessica Aldridge <br />
Engineer: Blake Lampkin<br />
Executive Producer: Jack Eidt<br />
Show Created by Mark and JP Morris<br />
Music: Javier Kadry<br />
Episode 60SoCal 350 Climate Action Media1:00:56HUMAN HEALTH: The Threats of Plastic – Plastic Plague Pt 3https://www.wilderutopia.com/health/human-health-the-threats-of-plastic-plastic-plague-pt-3/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/health/human-health-the-threats-of-plastic-plastic-plague-pt-3/#commentsThu, 02 Apr 2020 22:29:55 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/health/human-health-the-threats-of-plastic-plastic-plague-pt-3/feed/3This is PART THREE of a special seven-part series…This is PART THREE of a special seven-part series, called, “The Plastic Plague: Connecting the Dots between Extraction, Inequity, and Pollution.”<br />
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HUMAN HEALTH – On this episode, we will investigate the impacts plastics have on our personal health and quality of life. From our food packaging to our building material, we cover the toxins types, corporate responsibility, and how can we avoid exposure. We dive into what it means to support the efforts of frontline communities to minimize exposure by reducing these toxic chemicals. Did you know that after packaging, the #1 global use of plastic is building materials? <br />
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Our guests include Yvette Arellano, Policy Research & Grassroots Advocate for TEJAS, Dr. Julia Varshavsky, Reproductive Health and the Environment, UCSF Medical Center, and Bill Walsh, Healthy Building Network<br />
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Yvette Arellano, is a community organizer for TEJAS, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services. She focuses on the human health impacts of petrochemicals involved in plastics production, chemical clusters, risk of accidents and access to information in the 52-mile industrial corridor between Houston and Galveston.<br />
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Dr. Julia Varshavsky is a Postdoctoral Scholar in environmental epidemiology and biostatistics for the Research team, conducting biologically-based, population-level studies on exposure and health risks associated with endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). <br />
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Bill Walsh, has been working on issues related to plastics and environmental justice for more than 35 years. He founded the Healthy Building Network in 2000 to be the green building movement’s leader in product transparency, healthy materials and related issues of health equity and environmental justice. Prior to that he spent 15 years with Greenpeace USA.<br />
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Hosted by Jessica Aldridge from SoCal 350 and Adventures in Waste<br />
Engineer: Blake Lampkin<br />
Executive Producer: Jack Eidt<br />
Producer: Georgia Tunioli<br />
Show Created by Mark and JP Morris<br />
Music: Javier Kadry<br />
Episode 59<br />
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Photo Credit:SoCal 350 Climate Action Media1:00:56Social Equity in a Zero Waste Baltimore – National Zero Waste Conferencehttps://www.wilderutopia.com/ecojustice-radio/social-equity-in-a-zero-waste-baltimore-national-zero-waste-conference/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/ecojustice-radio/social-equity-in-a-zero-waste-baltimore-national-zero-waste-conference/#commentsThu, 26 Mar 2020 20:21:06 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/ecojustice-radio/social-equity-in-a-zero-waste-baltimore-national-zero-waste-conference/feed/1This is Installment Two of our National Zero Wast…This is Installment Two of our National Zero Waste Conference series meant to elevate the voices featured during the two-day event in Berkeley, California (postponed this year). Our guests are Meleny Thomas, Shashawnda Campbell, and Greg Sawtell all Leadership Organizers with United Workers in Baltimore, Maryland, speaking with our host, Jessica Aldridge from Adventures in Waste. More Info: zwconference.org/<br />
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Baltimore, Maryland, is setting the standard for #ZeroWasteCities by ensuring social equity! Their racially and economically just Zero Waste Plan goes beyond the successful management of resources and waste by lifting up human rights values and ensuring that those communities who are historically burdened by the ill effects of our waste system are made a priority. <br />
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People in South Baltimore are living 15 years less than other communities in the same city. Their Bresco Incinerator is responsible for $55 million in health damages annually. “When you think of Zero Waste, you can’t have a dumping ground community; and we have that.” Meleny Thomas. <br />
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MELENY THOMAS is a published author and member of the South Baltimore Community Land Trust. Her work focuses on mobilizing youth leadership and community leadership around environmental injustice and affordable housing. <br />
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SHASHAWNDA CAMPBELL is a member of the South Baltimore Community Land Trust. She began as a high school student that co-founded Free Your Voice, an advocacy group that was successful in shutting down the proposal of an incinerator. <br />
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GREG SAWTELL also co-founded the Free Your Voice group. He has been instrumental in accelerating the Zero Waste movement in South Baltimore.<br />
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The National Zero Waste Conference is a two day educational and networking event organized by the National Recycling Coalition.<br />
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Hosted by Jessica Aldridge from SoCal 350 and Adventures in Waste<br />
Engineer: Blake Lampkin<br />
Executive Producer: Jack Eidt<br />
Show Created by Mark and JP Morris<br />
Music: Javier Kadry<br />
Episode 58<br />
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Photo courtesy Meleny ThomasSoCal 350 Climate Action Media56:29REFINEMENT: Cracking the Plastic Production Boom – Plastic Plague Pt 2https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/energy/refinement-cracking-the-plastic-production-boom-plastic-plague-pt-2/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/energy/refinement-cracking-the-plastic-production-boom-plastic-plague-pt-2/#commentsThu, 19 Mar 2020 20:40:44 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/energy/refinement-cracking-the-plastic-production-boom-plastic-plague-pt-2/feed/4This is PART TWO of a special seven-part series, …This is PART TWO of a special seven-part series, called, “The Plastic Plague: Connecting the Dots between Extraction, Inequity, and Pollution.”<br />
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REFINEMENT - Once extracted, how does oil and gas become the resin that will eventually be the plastic we use in our daily lives? Then we buy these products, the social and environmental justice issues are covered up by cool marketing campaigns. <br />
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On this episode, we will breakdown how fossil fuels become plastic and follow the train of economic interests and irresponsibility. We will hear from front-line activists dealing with plastic manufacturing and the impact to their communities’ quality of life. <br />
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Our guests include Diane Wilson, Executive Director of San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper; Sharon Lavigne, Founding Director of RISE St. James; and Jim Vallette, President of Material Research L3C. Hosted by Jessica Aldridge.<br />
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Diane Wilson, Executive Director, San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper<br />
Social Media: @UnreasonableWoman http://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/<br />
Diane is a fourth-generation shrimper, mother of five, author of three books, and an environmental, peace, and social justice advocate who during the last 30 years launched legislative campaigns, demonstrations, hunger strikes, sunk boats, and even climbed chemical towers in her fight to protect her Gulf Coast bay. She is executive director of San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper and recently won the largest ever citizen Clean Water suit against the plastic polluter Formosa Plastics, accruing $50 million in penalties against them and achieving zero discharge of plastics from their facility.<br />
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Sharon Lavigne, Founding Director of RISE St. James<br />
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/risestjames/ <br />
Sharon is the Founding Director of RISE St. James, and founding executive member of the Coalition Against Death Alley. She is a dedicated activist committed to protecting her community of St. James, Louisiana. She was a teacher for 39 years and loves working with children. It is her conviction that God ignited this environmental justice fight with in her.<br />
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Jim Vallette, President, Material Research L3C<br />
Social Media: https://materialresearch.net/ <br />
Jim is President and co-founder of Material Research L3C. In 2019, they investigated the delivery of tar sands by rail through Portland, Oregon, the life cycle impacts of 20 toxic chemicals (with Earthjustice), and completed a global inventory of the chlorine industry, the source of many of the world's most problematic petrochemicals and plastics.<br />
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Hosted by Jessica Aldridge from SoCal 350 and Adventures in Waste<br />
Engineer: Blake Lampkin<br />
Executive Producer: Jack Eidt<br />
Producer: Georgia Tunioli<br />
Show Created by Mark and JP Morris<br />
Music: Javier Kadry<br />
Episode 57<br />
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Photo Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesSoCal 350 Climate Action Media59:58Is Nuclear Waste at San Onofre Safe?https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/energy/nuclear-energy/is-nuclear-waste-at-san-onofre-safe/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/energy/nuclear-energy/is-nuclear-waste-at-san-onofre-safe/#respondThu, 12 Mar 2020 18:11:52 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/uncategorized/is-nuclear-waste-at-san-onofre-safe/https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/energy/nuclear-energy/is-nuclear-waste-at-san-onofre-safe/feed/0Hear urban planner and anti-nuclear activist Torg…Hear urban planner and anti-nuclear activist Torgen Johnson present information regarding the stranded nuclear waste situation at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station located at the northern end of San Diego County. Torgen discusses with co=host Carry Kim the inherent dangers and risks to the public and surrounding communities, the involvement of Congressman Mike Levin’s task force, and what the public can do to reduce those risks. <br />
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Additionally, learn about potential impacts to indigenous communities in New Mexico that could be imposed by the Holtec International C.I.S. waste plan. The nuclear waste issue at San Onofre presents the largest and most complex decommissioning of a nuclear power plant in the U.S. and will undoubtedly set a precedent of how we do or do not prioritize the public's safety regarding the containment and location of the waste on a national level.<br />
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More info: https://sanonofresafety.org/<br />
Sign This Petition: https://www.change.org/p/san-onofre-nuclear-waste-recall-defective-storage-system<br />
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Torgen Johnson holds a professional degree in Architecture from the University of Southern California, and two Masters degrees in Urban Design and large Landscape Planning from Harvard University. He is the founder of Johnson Design in Solana Beach and formerly Paradigm Design in the U.S. Virgin Islands, both of which are multi-disciplinary design firms with services in urban design, urban planning, community-based planning, landscape design, and architecture. More recently Mr. Johnson has become involved in energy issues related to nuclear power in California, with outreach to Japan and the Northeastern U.S. He resides in Solana Beach with his wife and their four children.<br />
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Interview by Carry Kim<br />
Hosted by Jessica Aldridge <br />
Engineer: Blake Lampkin<br />
Executive Producer: Jack Eidt<br />
Show Created by Mark and JP Morris<br />
Music: Javier Kadry<br />
Episode 56SoCal 350 Climate Action Media11:00:58Reducing Single-Use Culture Through Legislation – National Zero Waste Conferencehttps://www.wilderutopia.com/politics/reducing-single-use-culture-through-legislation-national-zero-waste-conference/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/politics/reducing-single-use-culture-through-legislation-national-zero-waste-conference/#commentsTue, 10 Mar 2020 19:32:11 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/uncategorized/reducing-single-use-culture-through-legislation-national-zero-waste-conference/https://www.wilderutopia.com/politics/reducing-single-use-culture-through-legislation-national-zero-waste-conference/feed/2This is Installment Two of our National Zero Wast…This is Installment Two of our National Zero Waste Conference series meant to elevate the voices featured during the two-day event in Berkeley, California (March 18-19, 2020). Our guests are Mike Sangiacomo, President & Chief Executive Officer of Recology and Eric Potashner, Vice President & Senior Director of Recology, speaking with our host, Jessica Aldridge from Adventures in Waste. <br />
More Info: https://zwconference.org/<br />
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What is the responsibility of the businesses creating the products we use, including packaging material? Should they share in the responsibility to ensure a product is truly recyclable or compostable in current markets? What is their role if a product they create cannot be readily recycled and composted? Should the product have a minimum recycled content in order to stimulate a healthy economy for recycled resin? Or is it alright for their responsibility to be completely abandoned once a product is sold and consumed?<br />
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On this show we dive into these questions and talk about what is happening with California legislation that is looking to reduce plastic pollution and support recycling and Circular Economy efforts. <br />
Ballot Measure website: https://plasticsfreeca.org/ <br />
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MICHAEL J. SANGIACOMO has served as the Recology President & Chief Executive Officer and a member of its Board of Directors since November 1990. Over the past three decades, under Mr. Sangiacomo’s leadership, Recology, an integrated resource recovery company, has expanded its operations from Northern California to include more than 60 operating solid waste processing companies and facilities across California, Washington, and Oregon. As the largest employee-owned company in the waste and recycling industry, Recology serves 140 communities along the West Coast. <br />
Website: https://www.recology.com/<br />
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ERIC POTASHNER joined Recology’s Corporate team in 2012. Eric is responsible for a team that executes on the company’s strategies for government affairs, permitting, planning, and community and media relations across California, Oregon, and Washington.<br />
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The National Zero Waste Conference is a two day educational and networking event organized by the National Recycling Coalition.<br />
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Hosted by Jessica Aldridge from SoCal 350 and Adventures in Waste<br />
Engineer: Blake Lampkin<br />
Executive Producer: Jack Eidt<br />
Show Created by Mark and JP Morris<br />
Music: Javier Kadry<br />
Episode 55<br />
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Photo credit: Greenpeace USASoCal 350 Climate Action Media157:48EXTRACTION: Fracking and Drilling for Plastic Dreams – Plastic Plague Pt 1https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/energy/extraction-fracking-and-drilling-for-plastic-dreams-plastic-plague-pt-1/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/energy/extraction-fracking-and-drilling-for-plastic-dreams-plastic-plague-pt-1/#commentsThu, 05 Mar 2020 09:08:42 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/uncategorized/extraction-fracking-and-drilling-for-plastic-dreams-plastic-plague-pt-1/https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/energy/extraction-fracking-and-drilling-for-plastic-dreams-plastic-plague-pt-1/feed/4This is part one of a special seven-part series, …This is part one of a special seven-part series, called, “The Plastic Plague: Connecting the Dots between Extraction, Inequity, and Pollution.”<br />
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As most people understand, plastic originates from oil and fracked natural gas. In order to limit the flow of plastic, we must look to the well from which it came, before it ever becomes waste. <br />
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The rapid growth of cheap fracked gas in the past decade has led to accelerating methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas planet warmer. Drilling and fracking leads to serious public health and safety impacts, poisoning and destroying public lands and wildlife, and contaminating our air and water. <br />
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The fight against the expansion of new oil development and the fight to reduce plastics pollution are inseparable. To stop the flow of plastic, you have to go to its beginning. <br />
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On today’s episode (part 1 of a 7-part series), we tackle the beginnings of plastic at the source of its initial social and environmental impacts.<br />
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Jane Patton is the Senior Campaigner, Environmental Health Program - Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). Jane has been a campaigner, coordinator, and organizer for many years with global movements and organizations working to stop plastic pollution at the source, including in her home state of Louisiana.<br />
Social Media: https://twitter.com/ciel_tweets, http://www.ciel.org/, http://www.stopformosa.org/<br />
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Sharon Wilson the Senior Organizer, for Earthworks is a 5th generation Texan who pursued her dream of living in the country with her two sons surrounded by her animals. Her beautiful country farm turned into a fracking sacrifice zone and Sharon became @TXsharon (https://twitter.com/TexasSharon), a leading activist fighting against oil and gas. Blog: http://www.texassharon.com/<br />
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Ethan Buckner the Energy Campaigner of Earthworks is a longtime social movement organizer and singer/songwriter living in Los Angeles. As Earthworks’ Energy Campaigner, Ethan works alongside communities directly impacted by oil, gas, and petrochemical companies to fight for a fossil-free future.<br />
Social Media: Twitter https://twitter.com/ethanbuckner & Facebook https://www.facebook.com/earthworksaction/IG: @earthworksaction <br />
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Hosted by Jessica Aldridge from SoCal 350 and Adventures in Waste<br />
Engineer: Blake Lampkin<br />
Executive Producer: Jack Eidt<br />
Producer: Georgia Tunioli<br />
Show Created by Mark and JP Morris<br />
Music: Javier Kadry<br />
Episode 54SoCal 350 Climate Action Media153:36Connecting Waste and Climate Change – National Zero Waste Conferencehttps://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/energy/climate/connecting-waste-and-climate-change-national-zero-waste-conference/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/energy/climate/connecting-waste-and-climate-change-national-zero-waste-conference/#commentsTue, 03 Mar 2020 20:28:13 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/uncategorized/connecting-waste-and-climate-change-national-zero-waste-conference/https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/energy/climate/connecting-waste-and-climate-change-national-zero-waste-conference/feed/2This is Installment One of our National Zero Wast…This is Installment One of our National Zero Waste Conference series meant to elevate the voices featured during the two-day event in Berkeley, California (March 18-19, 2020). Our guest, Leslie Lukacs co-chair of the conference. More Info: https://zwconference.org/<br />
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From the time a resource is extracted and managed for product creation and consumption, to when it is consumed, disposed and then managed for extended use or burial, there are climate disrupting effects and potentials for climate loving solutions. How we create product (or what can be defined as soon to be wasted resources) and then how we manage said resources at end of life has a cumulative impact on climate change. <br />
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Our guest, Leslie Lukacs, Executive Director of Zero Waste Sonoma, formally known as the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency, speaks with our host Jessica Aldridge, who also is the founder of Adventures in Waste [http://adventuresinwaste.com/]. <br />
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Leslie has worked over 20 years in the solid waste and resource management industry. She has spent her career designing and implementing comprehensive sustainability and zero waste programs for large institutions, public agencies, venues, and events throughout California and the nation. Leslie serves on the board of directors of the National Recycling Coalition and Zero Waste International Alliance.<br />
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Websites: https://zerowastesonoma.gov/ https://zwconference.org/<br />
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Social:<br />
IG: https://www.instagram.com/zerowastesonoma/ <br />
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_RecycleNow<br />
FB: https://www.facebook.com/zerowastesonoma/<br />
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The National Zero Waste Conference is a two day educational and networking event organized by the National Recycling Coalition<br />
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Hosted by Jessica Aldridge from SoCal 350 and Adventures in Waste<br />
Engineer: Blake Lampkin<br />
Executive Producer: Jack Eidt<br />
Show Created by Mark and JP Morris<br />
Music: Javier Kadry<br />
Episode 53SoCal 350 Climate Action Media133:02Tribal Sovereignty and Self Determinationhttps://www.wilderutopia.com/landscape/culture-landscape/tribal-sovereignty-and-self-determination/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/landscape/culture-landscape/tribal-sovereignty-and-self-determination/#respondThu, 27 Feb 2020 08:32:39 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/uncategorized/tribal-sovereignty-and-self-determination/https://www.wilderutopia.com/landscape/culture-landscape/tribal-sovereignty-and-self-determination/feed/0After generations of struggle, the imperative of …After generations of struggle, the imperative of Indigenous sovereignty over traditional lands and waters has crystallized as a growing movement in the Americas to counter the power of multinational corporations and the governments that enable them.<br />
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Native Nation self-determination has proven an effective way to steward and protect resources and develop a sustainable way forward in an era of ecosystem collapse and runaway climate disruption.<br />
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We welcome to Ecojustice Radio two people working toward a model of self-determination and a brighter future for the planet through Indigenous prosperity, Manape LaMere and SunRose IronShell. Jack Eidt, co-founder of SoCal 350 and publisher of WilderUtopia.com, does the interview.<br />
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Manape LaMere, who has relinquished his U.S. citizenship and is a government representative of his treaty nation (Sioux) and a representative at the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Manape is one of the seven headsmen of the Oceti Sakowin, which is proper name for the people commonly known as the Sioux, meaning Seven Council Fires.<br />
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SunRose IronShell, of the Sicangu and Oglala, Lakota Nations, is a designer whose point of view reaches far beyond the realms of mere clothing. Her brand Warrior Status challenges the wearer to think and live as a modern-day warrior.<br />
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SunRose on IG https://www.instagram.com/livenwarriorstatus/<br />
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Interview by Jack Eidt<br />
Hosted by Jessica Aldridge from SoCal 350 and Adventures in Waste<br />
Engineer: Blake Lampkin<br />
Executive Producer: Jack Eidt<br />
Show Created by Mark and JP Morris<br />
Music: Javier Kadry<br />
Episode 52SoCal 350 Climate Action Media11:00:36The Winnemem Wintu: Bringing the Salmon Homehttps://www.wilderutopia.com/ecojustice-radio/the-winnemem-wintu-bringing-the-salmon-home/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/ecojustice-radio/the-winnemem-wintu-bringing-the-salmon-home/#respondThu, 13 Feb 2020 08:40:41 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/uncategorized/the-winnemem-wintu-bringing-the-salmon-home/https://www.wilderutopia.com/ecojustice-radio/the-winnemem-wintu-bringing-the-salmon-home/feed/0We speak with Chief Caleen Sisk, the Spiritual Le…We speak with Chief Caleen Sisk, the Spiritual Leader of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, whose ancestral territory includes what is now known as the McCloud River watershed below “Buliyum Puyuk” aka. Mt. Shasta in Northern California. <br />
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Since 2000, Chief Caleen has helped maintain the cultural and religious traditions of the Tribe and continually advocates for salmon restoration, the Human Right to Water and protection of Indigenous sacred sites. She and her tribe are currently working with Maori of Aotearoa (New Zealand) and federal fish biologists to return the now nearly extinct California Chinook salmon to the McCloud River.<br />
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Run4Salmon Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/run4salmon/<br />
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Interview originally recorded in 2017.<br />
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Interview by Carry Kim<br />
Hosted by Jessica Aldridge from SoCal 350 and Adventures in Waste<br />
Engineer: JP Morris and Blake Lampkin<br />
Executive Producer: Jack Eidt<br />
Show Created by Mark and JP Morris<br />
Music: Javier Kadry<br />
Episode 51SoCal 350 Climate Action Media28:08Why Fish Farming is Not Sustainable Nor Healthyhttps://www.wilderutopia.com/health/why-fish-farming-is-not-sustainable-nor-healthy/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/health/why-fish-farming-is-not-sustainable-nor-healthy/#respondSat, 01 Feb 2020 14:10:05 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/?p=13151https://www.wilderutopia.com/health/why-fish-farming-is-not-sustainable-nor-healthy/feed/0Wet’suwet’en Chiefs Battle Coastal GasLink ‘Invasion’ in B.C.https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/energy/wetsuweten-chiefs-battle-coastal-gaslink-invasion-in-b-c/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/energy/wetsuweten-chiefs-battle-coastal-gaslink-invasion-in-b-c/#respondTue, 28 Jan 2020 14:12:57 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/?p=13145https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/energy/wetsuweten-chiefs-battle-coastal-gaslink-invasion-in-b-c/feed/0Passive-Solar Greenhouse-Wrapped Nature House in Swedenhttps://www.wilderutopia.com/sustainability/passive-solar-greenhouse-wrapped-nature-house-in-sweden/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/sustainability/passive-solar-greenhouse-wrapped-nature-house-in-sweden/#respondMon, 27 Jan 2020 06:30:27 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/?p=13141https://www.wilderutopia.com/sustainability/passive-solar-greenhouse-wrapped-nature-house-in-sweden/feed/0Palm Oil and Orangutans – The Oily Truth & What We Can Dohttps://www.wilderutopia.com/international/earth/palm-oil-and-orangutans-the-oily-truth-what-we-can-do/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/international/earth/palm-oil-and-orangutans-the-oily-truth-what-we-can-do/#respondFri, 24 Jan 2020 06:52:15 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/uncategorized/palm-oil-and-orangutans-the-oily-truth-what-we-can-do/https://www.wilderutopia.com/international/earth/palm-oil-and-orangutans-the-oily-truth-what-we-can-do/feed/0Palm Oil is touted as a “miracle ingredient,” fou…Palm Oil is touted as a “miracle ingredient,” found in more than 50% of all packaged products consumed in the US. It renders makeup smooth, keeps ice cream from melting, and moisturizes our hair and skin. It is a hot commodity; giving rise to plantations in Asia, Africa and Latin America. At 66 million tons annually and 10% of permanent global cropland, palm oil is a prevalent, economically appealing crop. But how would you know, it is not always clearly labeled in the products we purchase, identified by at least 25 ingredient names. <br />
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Although popular, the cultivation and expansion of this supposed cash crop can come at the expense of the indigenous peoples, critical habitat, endangered species, and the climate. Almost 90% of the world's oil palm is grown on a few islands in Malaysia and Indonesia, home to the most bio-diverse tropical forests found on Earth.<br />
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Can palm oil can be produced in a responsible, sustainable, and regenerative manner that protects the environment, bio-diverse species, and communities where it is cultivated?<br />
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On this episode, we discuss what is happening in Indonesia and elsewhere around Palm Oil extraction, expansion, and exploitation. Our guest has been involved with orangutans for 46 years and has been working tirelessly to secure and protect the orangutan populations through creating more regenerative and equitable solutions around Palm Oil production. <br />
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We welcome Dr. Gary Shapiro, President of Orang Utan Republik Foundation & The Orangutan Project-USA.<br />
https://www.orangutanrepublik.org/<br />
https://www.theorangutanproject.org/<br />
https://www.facebook.com/OrangUtanRepublik/<br />
http://twitter.com/OURF<br />
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Gary L. Shapiro, Ph.D. has dedicated most of his life to understanding and supporting the well-being of individual and populations of critically endangered orangutans through research, conservation, advocacy and education. He was the first person (1973-1975) to teach a symbolic communication system to an orangutan and the first person to have taught sign language to orangutans in their natural environment, the forests of Tanjung Puting National Park, Indonesian Borneo (1978-1980; 1981). Shapiro further assisted in the rehabilitation efforts of dozens of orangutans confiscated from the illegal pet trade and monitored the phenology of local rain forest ecosystem.<br />
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Shapiro received his doctorate in Zoology in 1985 from the University of Oklahoma then returned to Indonesian Borneo (1986) to conduct post-doctoral freshwater ecology studies in Tanjung Puting National Park. He spent 28 years as a government scientist and retired in 2014. Shapiro was the co-founder and vice president of the first orangutan support organization, the Orangutan Foundation International, from 1986-2004 where he administered and oversaw the activities supporting research and conservation in and around Tanjung Puting National Park. In late 2004, Dr. Shapiro and his Indonesian wife, Inggriani, were inspired to create the Orang Utan Republik Education Initiative (OUREI), a nonprofit project, in response to the education needs underscoring the Critically Endangered status facing orangutans today, particularly in Sumatra. In 2007, the Orang Utan Republik Foundation (OURF) was established as a legal organization to support the programs of OUREI in Indonesia. In 2015, OURF partnered with The Orangutan Project (TOP) to serve as their US chapter. Shapiro also serves on the board of TOP and administers the funds collected and distributed to dozens of organizations conserving orangutans.<br />
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Shapiro returns to Indonesia each year to facilitate OURF’s programs in Sumatra and Borneo. He also conducts ecotours to Borneo and Sumatra. Shapiro also lectures to audiences of all ages in both English and Bahasa Indonesian.<br />
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Hosted by Jessica Aldridge from SoCal 350 and Adventures in Waste.<br />
SoCal 350 Climate Action Media1:00:09Martin Luther King: Peace and Civil Rights Must Mixhttps://www.wilderutopia.com/politics/advocates/martin-luther-king-peace-and-civil-rights-must-mix/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/politics/advocates/martin-luther-king-peace-and-civil-rights-must-mix/#commentsWed, 22 Jan 2020 20:24:59 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/?p=13136https://www.wilderutopia.com/politics/advocates/martin-luther-king-peace-and-civil-rights-must-mix/feed/1Indigenous Legacy: Intergenerational Wisdom for our Timeshttps://www.wilderutopia.com/ecojustice-radio/indigenous-legacy-intergenerational-wisdom-for-our-times/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/ecojustice-radio/indigenous-legacy-intergenerational-wisdom-for-our-times/#respondMon, 30 Dec 2019 17:32:29 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/uncategorized/indigenous-legacy-intergenerational-wisdom-for-our-times/https://www.wilderutopia.com/ecojustice-radio/indigenous-legacy-intergenerational-wisdom-for-our-times/feed/0Hear Tina and Jessa Calderon, mother and daughter…Hear Tina and Jessa Calderon, mother and daughter duo representing the Gabrielino Tongva and Ventureño Chumash Nations, share their personal experiences, stories and insights regarding growing up as indigenous women on their Native lands. They recount the trials, traumas and tribulations, as well as the creativity, pride and healing that ensued during their process of reclaiming their indigenous language, cultural life ways and themselves as empowered Native women. Carry Kim did the interview.<br />
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Jessa Calderon shares her song, 'Scars of a Warrior', a raw, universal reminder and personal telling of the legacy and walk of an indigenous child come empowered woman warrior and mother. Together as mother and daughter, Tina and Jessa are now fulfilling a spiritual calling to serve the local and global community by preserving their Native legacy for the benefit, education, and inheritance of future generations.<br />
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Gabrielino/Tongva - San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians: https://gabrielenotongva.org/<br />
Jessa Calderon: https://www.instagram.com/jessa_songwriter1/<br />
https://soundcloud.com/lady-sparkz<br />
https://twitter.com/TheeLovelyJessa<br />
https://www.youtube.com/user/KrazyLady818/videos<br />
Tina Calderon: https://www.facebook.com/tina.o.calderon<br />
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Hosted by Jessica Aldridge from SoCal 350 and Adventures in Waste.<br />
Interview by Carry Kim<br />
Engineer: Blake Lampkin<br />
Executive Producer: Jack Eidt<br />
Show Created by Mark and JP Morris<br />
Music: Javier Kadry<br />
Episode 49SoCal 350 Climate Action Media31:19The Power of Youth-Led Activism: Inspiring Change and Building Communityhttps://www.wilderutopia.com/ecojustice-radio/the-power-of-youth-led-activism-inspiring-change-and-building-community/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/ecojustice-radio/the-power-of-youth-led-activism-inspiring-change-and-building-community/#respondThu, 19 Dec 2019 09:00:50 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/uncategorized/the-power-of-youth-led-activism-inspiring-change-and-building-community/https://www.wilderutopia.com/ecojustice-radio/the-power-of-youth-led-activism-inspiring-change-and-building-community/feed/0In recent years across the world, a groundswell o…In recent years across the world, a groundswell of youth activism is growing, pressuring governments to stand up for social and environmental rights. It can be argued that a surge of youth activism this size has not been seen since the Vietnam War. <br />
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The reasons for unrest are diverse, from fears of worsening climate, violence in schools, political corruption, racial injustice, deportation. A recent UCLA survey found that 1 in 10 undergraduates nationwide expected to partake in protests while in college, the highest rate since 1967.<br />
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The youth are rising up and they demand their voices be heard and their presence taken seriously. The youth are the future. Well that future better be livable, equitable, and safe. <br />
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Today we discuss the power of youth-led activism and how our guest is helping to inspire change and build community. We welcome 19-year-old Youth Environmental Activist and one of the lead organizers for Youth Climate Strike LA, Kevin Patel.<br />
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Kevin J Patel is from Los Angeles, CA. As a climate activist for over six years, he is also the Founder and Executive Director for the youth-led climate movement, OneUpAction<br />
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Facebook: Kevin J Patel <br />
Instagram: @imkevinjpatel<br />
Twitter: @imkevinjpatel<br />
https://www.facebook.com/YouthClimateStrikeLosAngeles/<br />
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Resources<br />
https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/ed/18/08/student-activism-20<br />
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Hosted by Jessica Aldridge from SoCal 350 and Adventures in Waste.<br />
Engineer: Blake Lampkin<br />
Executive Producer: Jack Eidt<br />
Show Created by Mark and JP Morris<br />
Music: Javier Kadry<br />
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Photo courtesy of Ben GoloffSoCal 350 Climate Action Media30:02Wixárika/Huichol People: Protecting Sacred Lands of Mexicohttps://www.wilderutopia.com/international/humanity/wixarika-huichol-people-protecting-sacred-lands-of-mexico/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/international/humanity/wixarika-huichol-people-protecting-sacred-lands-of-mexico/#commentsTue, 10 Dec 2019 08:14:00 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/uncategorized/wixarika-huichol-people-protecting-sacred-lands-of-mexico/https://www.wilderutopia.com/international/humanity/wixarika-huichol-people-protecting-sacred-lands-of-mexico/feed/1In this EcoJustice Radio episode, we discuss the struggle to protect the sacred lands and culture of the Wixárika people, also known popularly as the Huichol, an indigenous group inhabiting the remote reaches of the Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico.In this EcoJustice Radio episode, we discuss the struggle to protect the sacred lands and culture of the Wixárika people, also known popularly as the Huichol, an indigenous group inhabiting the remote reaches of the Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico. Our guests are Andrea Perez, Indigenous Environmental Justice Advocate, and Susana Valadez Director of the Huichol Center for Cultural Survival and Traditional Arts. Jessica Aldridge did the interview.SoCal 350 Climate Action MediaSamuel Beckett, Confessions and the Human Conditionhttps://www.wilderutopia.com/performance/literary/samuel-beckett-confessions-and-the-human-condition/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/performance/literary/samuel-beckett-confessions-and-the-human-condition/#commentsThu, 05 Dec 2019 16:30:51 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/?p=13114https://www.wilderutopia.com/performance/literary/samuel-beckett-confessions-and-the-human-condition/feed/1“Bleeding Kansas” and Stories of the Underground Railroadhttps://www.wilderutopia.com/landscape/bleeding-kansas-and-stories-of-the-underground-railroad/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/landscape/bleeding-kansas-and-stories-of-the-underground-railroad/#commentsWed, 04 Dec 2019 05:32:08 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/?p=13109https://www.wilderutopia.com/landscape/bleeding-kansas-and-stories-of-the-underground-railroad/feed/2Jesse Marquez: Public Preparedness for Threats from Refineries, Ports, and Freewayshttps://www.wilderutopia.com/health/jesse-marquez-public-preparedness-for-threats-from-refineries-ports-and-freeways/
https://www.wilderutopia.com/health/jesse-marquez-public-preparedness-for-threats-from-refineries-ports-and-freeways/#commentsWed, 27 Nov 2019 23:36:34 +0000https://www.wilderutopia.com/uncategorized/jesse-marquez-public-preparedness-for-threats-from-refineries-ports-and-freeways/https://www.wilderutopia.com/health/jesse-marquez-public-preparedness-for-threats-from-refineries-ports-and-freeways/feed/1Environmental Justice Activist Jesse Marquez speaks with EcoJustice Radio how communities can prepare to confront the dangers of living around five oil refineries, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and hemmed in by the truck-clogged 710 and 110 ...Environmental Justice Activist Jesse Marquez speaks with EcoJustice Radio how communities can prepare to confront the dangers of living around five oil refineries, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and hemmed in by the truck-clogged 710 and 110 freeways.SoCal 350 Climate Action Media